Neuwied: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 62 - 115 Stadthotel-Garni
 This family-run hotel offers cosy rooms and a daily breakfast buffet. It lies just 100 metres from Neuwied town centre and 50 metres from the banks of… MoreEUR 75 - 75 Tagungsvilla Weißer Berg
 This beautiful villa is located in the Niederbieber district of Neuwied, a 15-minute drive from Koblenz. It features elegant rooms with free Wi-Fi and… MoreEUR 66 - 93 Schloss Engers
 This Baroque palace offers large rooms with free Wi-Fi and free parking. It stands beside the River Rhine, 5 minutes from the A48 motorway and a 5-min… MoreEUR 79 - 111 Residenz Schloss Engers
 This environmentally friendly hotel is located within a grand Baroque palace on the River Rhine. It offers elegant rooms with free Wi-Fi, tea/coffee f… MoreEUR 80 - 1,111 Food Hotel
 Offering a unique supermarket theme, free Wi-Fi, and elegant rooms with flat-screen TVs, this 4-star hotel in Neuwied is just a 5-minute walk from the… MoreEUR 56 - 74 Gästehaus Schloss Engers
 Our guest house is located in the Old Town of Engers, just a few steps from the castle. The reception is located in the manor house of the castle, in … MoreEUR 62 - 98 City Hotel Neuwied
 Renovated in 2007, this family-run hotel enjoys a central location in Neuwied.
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Neuwied: Guide
Neuwied is a town in the north of the German state Rhineland-Palatinate, capital of the Neuwied (district)|district of Neuwied. Neuwied lies on the right bank of the Rhine, 12 km northwest of Koblenz, on the railway from Frankfurt am Main to Cologne. The town is aligned in 13 suburbs: Heimbach-Weis, Gladbach, Engers, Oberbieber, Niederbieber, Torney, Segendorf, Altwied, Block, Irlich, Feldkirchen, Heddesdorf, Rodenbach. The largest suburb is Heimbach-Weis with approximatedly 8000 inhabitants.
Neuwied was founded by Count Frederick of Wied in 1653, near the village of Langendorf, which was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War, and it rapidly increased owing to the toleration accorded to all religious sects. Among those who sought refuge here was a colony of Moravians (religion)|Moravian Brethren.
Near Neuwied one of the largest Roman castra on the Rhine has been excavated.
In April 1797 the France|French, under General Louis Lazare Hoche, defeated the Austrians near Neuwied, this being their first decisive success in the French Revolutionary Wars. Neuwied was the birth town of William of Wied who briefly held the title King of Albania in 1914.
Geographical Information
Since the inner city of Neuwied is situated upon a former bed of the river Rhine, it is highly endangered by highwater. Moreover it is one of very few towns in the region protected by huge walls against the highwaters, of course to the dislike of neighbouring communities downstream.
Twinned with the London Borough of Bromley.
Politics
In June 2004 the municipal parliament was elected leading to the following distribution of seats: CDU (22), SPD (17), FWG (4), Grüne (3), FDP (2). The mayor of Neuwied is the socialdemocrat Nicolaus Roth.
Population
Originally there were only a few thousand people living in Neuwied with the number not growing significantly because of numerous wars and famine. With the beginning of the industrialization in the 19th century the number of inhabitants increased from 5,600 in 1831 to 18,000 in 1905.
Until 1970 the figure had grown to 31,400 and due to a major reallignment incorporating several communities to the town, it instantly jumped to 63,000.
As of June 30, 2005 there were officially 66,455 people living in Neuwied.
References
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